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Marjorie Morningstar

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1958 | 123 min | Drama, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Tailor-made for anyone in the mood for a love story and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Character-first and patient, at 2 hr 3 min.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1958: an older pace and style.
  • Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at a nearby summer theater. Like Marjorie, he is an upper-middle-class New York Jew, but has fallen away from his roots, and Marjorie's parents object among other things to his lack of a suitable profession. Noel himself warns Marjorie repeatedly that she's much too naive and conventional for him, but they nonetheless fall in love.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsSolid

    Nominated for 1 Oscar and 1 Golden Globe.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $3 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 24K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Irving Rapper

  • Gene KellyNoel Airman
  • Natalie WoodMarjorie Morgenstern
  • Claire TrevorRose Morgenstern
  • Everett SloaneArnold Morgenstern
  • Martin MilnerWally Wronkin
  • Carolyn JonesMarsha Zelenko
  • George TobiasMaxwell Greech
  • Martin BalsamDr. David Harris
  • Jesse WhiteLou Michaelson
  • Edd ByrnesSandy Lamm